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**catermos** · 10-04-2006, 08:00 AM

i did put my hakama in the washing machine once and found that the hardish flat bit(sorry, i dont know the name) when kind of soft and soggy. it is probably because it is a cheaphakama and i have a sneaking suspicion that inside the material it is made of cardboard.

I am embarrassed to say I forgot what it is called too. I think its the koshi shita... Anyways some hakamas do have cardboard in there. Mostly older ones that is. Also I am not sure, but I believe other than kendo & naginata that back part of other hakamas are either soft or made of card board. I dont know of any way of repairing it, I only know that hand washing it will prolong the life of your hakama.

Little late for that I guess.

Me, I paid alot of money for my hakama... Ill be damned if I am going to stick it in a machine.

10-04-2006, 08:00 AM	#27
catermos Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 393 Senior Member	i did put my hakama in the washing machine once and found that the hardish flat bit(sorry, i dont know the name) when kind of soft and soggy. it is probably because it is a cheaphakama and i have a sneaking suspicion that inside the material it is made of cardboard. I am embarrassed to say I forgot what it is called too. I think its the koshi shita... Anyways some hakamas do have cardboard in there. Mostly older ones that is. Also I am not sure, but I believe other than kendo & naginata that back part of other hakamas are either soft or made of card board. I dont know of any way of repairing it, I only know that hand washing it will prolong the life of your hakama. Little late for that I guess. Me, I paid alot of money for my hakama... Ill be damned if I am going to stick it in a machine.
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